I have very few roses in my garden but want to incorporate a few - shrub

In Your Opinion, What Is The Perfect Rose? I have very few roses in my garden but want to incorporate a few - shrub, climbers, ramblers. I've been looking at photos on here, reading blogs, looking at books and catalogues but I'm getting very confused. I read a question by Inverglen a couple of weeks ago along the same lines so the question is .... From your experience, which roses would you say are the most reliable, disease free, perfumed, have long lasting blooms or successive blooms and most importantly are easy to grow. Thank you

I saw a beautiful climber at the weekend - a repeat flowering one, a glorious pinky-coral, disease free, with perfume. I WANT ONE! It's called 'Summer Wine'.

I like 'Dublin Bay', which I grow, and 'Handel'. Both climbers. I have just planted a new climber - 'Alibaba'.

I also like 'Rhapsody in Blue' (floribunda) as long as it's in with the pinks and mauves, it looks fabulous. 'Champagne Moment' is a hit in my island bed - it just flowers and flowers. Its only downside is the lack of perfume.

You really will have trouble choosing, and I do suggest that you try to see the flowers in bloom, Dawn - catalogue pictures are very deceiving.

Thank you all so much, I can look at all your suggestions now and confidently order. There is nothing better than first hand experience. The catalogues only state the good aspects. I appreciate your help.

Hi DawnsAunt,I bought a standard rose 25 years ago and its still flowering well each year, its called Alex Red, I bought it in honour of my eldest son of the same name who loves it,it has beautiful double Red flowers and the most beautiful scent it simply keeps flowering over and over i would recomend it if you havnt got one? its doesnt seem to get get bothered by much in the pest/disease department either! I will post a picture of it in July when the flowers are out.